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  1. Bellhorn04
    Sure. We were also the only team that won the championship. And in spite of the high payroll the franchise probably turned a profit and fattened up its market value all at the same time. In this case spending big was spending well, I would say.
  2. Bellhorn04
    The 2018 Orioles were a team.
  3. Bellhorn04
    Those 2 represented about 40 million. The biggest spending teams usually do have some dead money on the books. Yanks still have Ellsbury.
  4. Bellhorn04
    You can't really compare the ownership of an MLB franchise to the ownership of a house. Many of the rules of common sense are out the door with the former. By some standards we spent foolishly last year, going more than $40 million over the first tax threshold! But no one is complaining, I don't think, least of all the owner.
  5. Bellhorn04
    It's not really DD's call as to how much money is left to spend of course.
  6. Bellhorn04
    Dewey, when it comes to major league sports, never forget that it's us, the fans, who are financing the whole thing, pouring billons into the coffers. And why do we do it? Like I said, it's the craving for entertainment.
  7. Bellhorn04
    It's the American Dream, isn't it, for athletes and artists and entertainers, to reach the top of their profession and become absurdly rich and famous?
  8. Bellhorn04
    Brinkmanship, good word.
  9. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, I agree, that's the big payoff of their lives right there.
  10. Bellhorn04
    I think the fans are more like the donors. The problem with fans, as such, is that they crave entertainment, they want the very best, and they will pay for it. So they are the ones who feed the machine.
  11. Bellhorn04
    By the same token, most of the owners are too.
  12. Bellhorn04
    He's a luxury piece, nice to have, but not essential. Which is part of why I think there's still some cash in the sock drawer for a reliever.
  13. Bellhorn04
    With regard to the win-now philosophy, I think the Sox basically announced they were in win-now mode this year when they signed Pearce. That move made no sense otherwise. And to me it still doesn't make sense they would sign Pearce at the expense of not getting any relievers.
  14. Bellhorn04
    I was including Herrera and Allen. Maybe not top, technically, but well-known commodities.
  15. Bellhorn04
    I think there will be very few of us who won't be shocked if he doesn't acquire one top RP'er.
  16. Bellhorn04
    And what you're doing here is engaging in a lot of 'tarring everyone with the same brush'. I don't think the posters on this forum are quite as guilty of groupthink as you're making it sound.
  17. Bellhorn04
    They don't want to spend on the bullpen, you mean.
  18. Bellhorn04
    I know exactly what you're saying, and I include myself in the following comment: we're like a bunch of spoiled children to complain of such things.
  19. Bellhorn04
    Kimbrel thought he could score a higher deal than Chapman's 86 million because his career numbers are better and his agent told him so. Craig did not have a great contract year and he had a frightening postseason, and his value was hurt as a result. Probably much more than he ever imagined.
  20. Bellhorn04
    It's as simple as this: if we lose the division this year or lose in the playoffs because of a weak bullpen, it makes us look a little stupid for having such a ginormous payroll with so little of it devoted to such an important area.
  21. Bellhorn04
    In this case I have no idea if they factor in accrued taxes on accrued capital gains or not.
  22. Bellhorn04
    But are these pre-tax or after-tax values?
  23. Bellhorn04
    Current estimate of John Henry's net worth = 2.6 BILLION or 26,000 MILLION
  24. Bellhorn04
    I think so. I'm guessing the strategy all along was to get one 'name guy' and do the rest with dumpster diving. You might almost call that a restrained approach, huh?
  25. Bellhorn04
    I think Hurst was also happy about going to San Diego and getting away from the Boston circus. That was a bummer when he left.
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